Section 260:1. APPENDIX I. LETTER FROM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

APPENDIX I. LETTER FROM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

NOTE: The instructions in brackets are to be replaced by the relevant information and the brackets deleted.

[NOTE: Owners or operators demonstrating financial responsibility using the financial test who do not also own or operate hazardous waste facilities or underground injection wells are eligible to use Appendix XI (Letter from Chief Financial Officer—Short Form) instead of Appendix I.]

I am the chief financial officer of [insert name and address of the owner or operator or guarantor]. This letter is in support of the use of [insert "the financial test of self-insurance," and/or "Guarantee"] to demonstrate financial responsibility for [insert: "taking corrective action" and/or "compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage"] caused by [insert "sudden accidental releases" and/or "nonsudden accidental releases"] in the amount of at least [insert dollar amount] corrective action per occurrence and [insert dollar amount] third party liability per occurrence and [insert dollar amount] annual aggregate arising from operating (an) underground storage tank(s).

Underground storage tanks at the following facilities are assured by this financial test by this [insert "owner or operator," and/or "guarantor"]: [List for each facility the name and address of the facility where tanks assured by this financial test are located, and whether tanks are assured by this financial test. If separate mechanisms or combinations of mechanisms are being used to assure any of the tanks at this facility, list each tank assured by this financial test by the tank identification number provided in the notification submitted pursuant to 9VAC25-580-70 (Underground Storage Tanks; Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements)].

A [insert "financial test," and/or "guarantee"] is also used by this [insert "owner or operator" or "guarantor"] to demonstrate evidence of financial responsibility in the following amounts under other EPA regulations or state programs authorized by EPA under 40 CFR Parts 271 and 145 (1997):

EPA Regulation for each state of business operations (specify state):

		Amount
	Closure (Sections 264.143 and 265.143)	$_____
	Post Closure Care (Sections 264.145 and 265.145)	$_____
	Liability Coverage (Sections 264.147 and 265.147)	$_____
	Corrective Action (Section 264.101(b))	$_____
	Plugging and Abandonment (Section 144.63)	$_____
	Other State Programs (specify state):
	Closure	$_____
	Post-Closure Care	$_____
	Liability Coverage	$_____
	Corrective Action	$_____
	Plugging and Abandonment	$_____
	Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Regulations:
	Closure (9VAC20-60-264 and 9VAC20-60-265 C)	$_____
	Post-Closure Care (9VAC20-60-264 and 9VAC20-60-265)	$_____
	Liability Coverage (9VAC20-60-264 and 9VAC20-60-265)	$_____
	Corrective Action (9VAC20-60-264)	$_____
	Plugging and Abandonment (40 CFR Section 144.63) (1997)	$_____
	TOTAL	$_____

This [insert "owner or operator," or "guarantor"] has not received an adverse opinion, a disclaimer of opinion, or a "going concern" qualification from an independent auditor on his financial statements for the latest completed fiscal year.

[Fill in the information for Alternative I if the criteria of 9VAC25-590-60 B are being used to demonstrate compliance with the financial test requirements. Fill in the information for Alternative II if the criteria of 9VAC25-590-60 C are being used to demonstrate compliance with the financial test requirements.]

ALTERNATIVE I

1. Amount of annual UST aggregate coverage being assured by a financial test, and/or guarantee....................$__________

2. Amount of annual aboveground storage tank (AST) aggregate coverage being assured by a financial test and/or guarantee pursuant to 9VAC25-640....................$__________

3. Total UST/AST financial responsibility obligations assured by a financial test and/or guarantee (sum of lines 1 and 2)....................$__________

4. Amount of corrective action, closure and post-closure care costs, liability coverage, [and] plugging and abandonment costs covered by a financial test, and/or guarantee under other EPA regulations or state programs authorized by EPA under 40 CFR Part 145 or 271 (1997)....................$__________

5. Sum of lines 3 and 4....................$__________

6. Total tangible assets....................$__________

7. Total liabilities [if any of the amount reported on line 5 is included in total liabilities, you may deduct that amount from this line or add that amount to line 8]....................$__________

8. Tangible net worth [subtract line 7 from line 6]....................$__________

9. Is line 8 at least equal to line 3 above? Yes.... No.....

10. Is line 8 at least equal to the sum of line 3 plus 10 times line 4? Yes.... No....

11. Have financial statements for the latest financial reporting year been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission? Yes.... No....

12. Have financial statements for the latest financial reporting year been filed with the Energy Information Administration? Yes.... No....

13. Have financial statements for the latest financial reporting year been filed with the Rural Utilities Service? Yes.... No....

14. Has financial information been provided to Dun and Bradstreet, and has Dun and Bradstreet provided a financial strength rating at least equal to the total amount of annual aggregate coverage being assured as entered on line 5, according to the table below?

	Annual Aggregate Requirement	Dun and Bradstreet Rating
	$20,000	EE ($20,000 to $34,999)
	$40,000	DC ($50,000 to $74,999)
	$80,000	CB ($125,000 to $199,999)
	$150,000	BB ($200,000 to $299,999)
	$200,000	BB ($200,000 to $299,999)
	$300,000	BA ($300,000 to $499,999)
	$500,000	1A ($500,000 to $749,999)
	$750,000	2A ($750,000 to $999,999)
	$1,000,000	3A ($1,000,000 to 9,999,999)

[Answer "Yes" only if both criteria have been met.] Yes.... No....

15. If you did not answer yes to one of lines 11 through 14, please attach a report from an independent-certified public accountant certifying that there are no material differences between the data reported in lines 6 through 10 above and the financial statements for the latest financial reporting year.

ALTERNATIVE II

1. Amount of annual UST aggregate coverage being assured by a financial test, and/or guarantee.

2. Amount of annual aboveground storage tank (AST) aggregate coverage being assured by a financial test and/or guarantee pursuant to 9VAC25-640....................$__________

3. Total UST/AST financial responsibility obligations assured by a financial test and/or guarantee (sum of lines 1 and 2)....................$__________

4. Amount of corrective action closure and post-closure care costs, liability coverage, [and] plugging and abandonment costs covered by a financial test, and/or guarantee under other EPA regulations or state programs authorized by EPA under 40 CFR Parts 271 or 145....................$__________

5. Sum of lines 3 and 4....................$__________

6. Total tangible assets....................$__________

7. Total liabilities [if any of the amount reported on line 5 is included in total liabilities, you may deduct that amount from this line or add that amount to line 8]....................$__________

8. Tangible net worth [subtract line 7 from line 6]....................$__________

9. Total assets in the U.S. [required only if less than 90% of assets are located in the U.S.]....................$__________

10. Is line 8 at least equal to line 3 above? Yes___ No___

11. Is line 8 at least equal to the sum of line 3 plus 6 times the sum of line 4? Yes___ No___

12. Are at least 90% of assets located in the U.S.? [If "No," complete line 13.] Yes___ No___

13. Is line 9 at least equal to the sum of line 1 3 plus 6 times the sum of line 4? Yes___ No___

[Fill in either lines 14-17 or lines 18-20:]

14. Current assets....................$__________

15. Current liabilities....................$__________

16. Net working capital subtract line 15 from line 14....................$__________

17. Is line 16 at least equal to the sum of line 3 plus 6 times the sum of line 4? Yes___ No___

18. Current bond rating of most recent bond issue?____________

19. Name of rating service____________

20. Date of maturity of bond____________

21. Have financial statements for the latest financial reporting year been filed with the SEC, the Energy Information Administration, or the Rural Utilities Service? Yes___ No___

[If "no," please attach a report from an independent certified public accountant certifying that there are no material differences between the data reported in lines 6-20 above and the financial statements for the latest financial reporting year.]

[For Alternatives I and II complete the certification with this statement.]

I hereby certify that the wording of this letter is identical to the wording specified in Appendix I of this chapter as such regulations were constituted on the date shown immediately below.

[Signature]

[Name]

[Title]

[Date]

Historical Notes

Amended, Volume 21, Issue 08, eff. January 26, 2005.

Statutory Authority

§§ 62.1-44.34:9 and 62.1-44.34:12 of the Code of Virginia; 40 CFR Part 280.